Mobile Engineer (iOS and Android) in Manchester

Senior Mobile Software Engineer (iOS & Android)

About the Role

We are partnering with an innovative technology business that develops digital products used by a large and growing user base. As part of continued growth, they are looking for a Senior Mobile Software Engineer to help shape the future of their mobile and web platforms.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle, working on both native and cross-platform mobile applications while supporting broader software engineering initiatives. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers and engineers to build scalable, secure and user-focused solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across mobile application architecture, development and modernisation initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of both iOS and Android applications.
• Contribute to long-term platform and technology strategy.
• Optimise application performance, reliability and user experience.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features and enhancements.
• Develop, test and deploy scalable, maintainable and secure software solutions.
• Contribute across mobile, web and backend technology stacks where required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and support other engineers within the team.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing mobile applications for both iOS and Android.
• Commercial experience with React and React Native.
• Experience with modern React Native tooling and ecosystems.
• Understanding of native mobile development and platform concepts across iOS and Android.
• Experience investigating and resolving native application issues.
• Knowledge of Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin or Java.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and managing asynchronous application state.
• Understanding of component-based architecture and reusable UI development.
• Experience writing automated tests for frontend and mobile applications.
• Knowledge of mobile application lifecycles, app deployment and release processes.
• Strong understanding of responsive and adaptive user interface design.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with Expo, Vite, Vitest or similar modern development tooling.
• Exposure to legacy mobile technologies and application migrations.
• Experience with backend development technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java, C# or PHP.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and containerisation.
• Experience working within regulated industries or handling sensitive data.
• Exposure to AI-powered applications or Large Language Model integrations.
• Previous technical leadership or mentoring experience.

Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Passionate about creating high-quality mobile experiences.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach.
• Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with a continuous learning mindset.
• Comfortable working across multiple technologies when required.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence.
• Proactive approach to improving products, processes and team performance.